Kamau Muthoni

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Kamau Muthoni

A court has ordered a man to find a home for his wife within six months to resolve ongoing conflicts between her and his mother. In an interesting judgment on whether a married woman can live with her mother-in-law,  Chief Kadhi Abdulhalim Athman said that it was the husband’s duty to ensure his wife enjoys her marital rights by providing proper shelter. “It is his obligation, not the respondent’s, to look for independent accommodation for both his mother and wife,” the Chief Kadhi ruled.

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Kamau Muthoni

A Lebanese company has raided Kenya Pipeline Company’s bank accounts, claiming that the company has refused to pay more than Sh926 million owed to it following a contract to build a pipeline from Mombasa. In its case filed before the Commercial Court, Zakhem International Construction Limited wants the court to attach KPC’s bank accounts held in Standard Chartered Bank, Equity Bank, and Stanbic Bank.

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Kamau Muthoni

The Sh 1.3 billion legal fees affirmed by the High Court in favour of city lawyer Donald Kipkorir against Nairobi County could be mind-boggling. However, his battle with the Johnson Sakaja-led county brings to light and sparks debate on the cost of court battles in the country. Many court battles between High Court advocates and clients have shown that the value of a property, a case, or the contentiousness of a dispute can cost you an arm and a leg.

2 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Kamau Muthoni

The High Court in Nairobi on Thursday dismissed a case that sought to have couples part ways without necessarily washing each other’s dirty linens before a judge or a magistrate. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, in his judgment, said that if married men and women were allowed to walk away from marriages by simply signing a consent, it would negate society’s interests in families and marriages. According to the judge, a family is the foundation of social order and should be safeguarded despite challenges.

3 weeks ago | standardmedia.co.ke | Brian Ngugi |Kamau Muthoni

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is intensifying its crackdown on hidden charges in the pricing of loans with a landmark proposal that will, for the first time, compel mobile lenders to transparently outline all borrowing costs or face penalties. This came as local lenders moved to court to lock out the National Treasury from having a say in how they price their loans.